Re: URGENT: pear shaped douche enema - Bulb syringe

I'm assuming by pear shaped you mean a squeeze bulb. If it's an adult sized 6, 8, or 10 ounce size, that will do the job, but it's a bit more inconvenient than using an enema bag if you will be taking it on your own.

It's much easier to receive an enema with a bulb syringe if someone else is administering it, since it takes several fills, insertions, squeezes and refills to introduce enough water high enough to achieve good results.

If you are doing it all by yourself, fill a pan, bowl or pitcher with a quart or two of warm water at about 105 degrees F and set it on the floor where you can reach it while lying on your back. Fill by squeezing the bulb as much as you can, placing the nozzle in the water and release the pressure on the bulb. Lubricate your anus and nozzle of the syringe thoroughly with K-Y jelly or vaseline.

Lie on your back on a pad or towel on the floor of the bathroom and pull your knees back toward your chest and very carefully insert the rectal tube into your rectum. Do not force it if it won't go in easily.

Once inserted apply firm pressure to the bulb to force the water out and into your rectum, and when it feels like the bulb has been emptied don't release the pressure on it, remove slowly and place the tip in the pan and release to allow the bulb to refill.

Repeat this sequence until you have taken the desired amount of water, and hold it all in for 3 to 5 minutes if possible before getting up to expel on the toilet.

It's a lot of work if you are doing it by yourself as compared to the convenience of a combination or fountain syringe. You can buy one of these by searching for enema bag on the web. You will find a number of places selling them.

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Good luck and best wishes, Valerie Tweet